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Maria Angela Caterina d'Este (1 March 1656 – 16 July 1722) was an Italian-born Princess of Modena who was later the
Princess of Carignano The ''Princess of Carignano'' was a woman married to the Prince of Carignano of the House of Savoy. The list ends with Charles Albert, in 1831, after he became King of Sardinia. But the Queens of Sardinia and later Italy used the title "Princess of ...
by marriage. She was the wife of Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy,
Prince of Carignano The House of Savoy-Carignano (; ) originated as a cadet branch of the House of Savoy. It was founded by Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano (1596–1656), an Italian military commander who was the fifth son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy. ...
. In France she was known as ''Angélique Catherine d'Este'' and in Modena and Savoy she was known as ''Maria Caterina d'Este''.


Biography

Born to the General
Borso d'Este image:Borso d'Este.jpg, Borso d'Este, attributed to Vicino da Ferrara, Pinacoteca of the Castello Sforzesco, Sforza Castle in Milan, Italy. Borso d'Este (1413 – 20 August 1471) was the first duke of Ferrara and duke of Modena, Modena, which he ...
and his wife
Ippolita d'Este Ippolita d'Este (1620 – 1656) was an Italian noblewoman, a member of the ducal House of Este. She was the illegitimate daughter of Luigi I d'Este, Lord of Montecchio and Scandiano. Biography Born in Modena, Ippolita was the illegitimate daught ...
, Caterina was the product of a marriage between niece and uncle, her father being a son of
Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena Cesare d'Este (8 October 1562 – 11 December 1628) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1597 until his death. Biography Born in Ferrara, Cesare was the son of Alfonso d'Este, Marquis of Montecchio, fourth son of Alfonso I d'Este and the ...
, and her mother a daughter of Prince Luigi d'Este, younger son of Cesare. As a member of the
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, she was a ''princess of Modena'' by birth, her father being the "founder" of a collateral line of the House of Este, the short lived House of Este-Scandiano. She was named after her paternal aunt, Princess Eleonora, who became a nun under the name of Sor Angela Caterina. The youngest of seven children, she never knew her parents as her mother died shortly after her birth, while her father died a year later. After the death of their parents, Maria Angela and her siblings were put under the care of their grandfather/uncle, Prince Luigi. Her first cousins included
Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena Francesco I d'Este (6 September 1610 – 14 October 1658) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1629 until his death. The eldest son of Alfonso III d'Este, he became reigning duke after his father's abdication. Biography Born on 6 September 1610 ...
, Margherita d'Este, Duchess of Guastalla and the Duke of Mirandola. She was also a cousin of
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and
Maria d'Este Maria d'Este (8 December 1644 – 20 August 1684) was a Modenese princess and Duchess of Parma as the wife of Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma. She was a daughter of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena and Maria Caterina Farnese. Family Mar ...
, two successive
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. The unmarried princess was noted for her good looks and for having such a fine figure for one of her age at the time of her marriage. With the permission of Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy, Emmanuel Philibert's cousin and ruler of Savoy, Emmanuel Philibert expressed his wishes to marry Caterina. Emmanuel Philibert was the son of the late
Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano Thomas Francis of Savoy, 1st Prince of Carignano (; ; 21 December 1596 – 22 January 1656) was an Italian military commander and the founder of the Carignano branch of the House of Savoy, which reigned as kings of Piedmont–Sardinia from 1 ...
and his French born wife, the domineering Marie de Bourbon. His sister was the Dowager Hereditary Princess of Baden-Baden, mother of the famous General '' Türkenlouis''. The match was greatly opposed by France, then under the rule of
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, as Louis XIV had wanted Emmanuel Philibert to marry a French princess as Emmanuel Philibertat this point, the
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and his wife
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had two daughters, the future
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(mother of
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) and
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, who were ineligible to inherit the Savoyard throne due to
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was the
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to the
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. A proxy ceremony took place in Modena, in which her unmarried brother Caesare Ignace d'Este acted as her husband to be. A private ceremony took place on 10 November 1684 at the
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, the summer residence of the
Princes of Carignano The House of Savoy-Carignano (; ) originated as a cadet branch of the House of Savoy. It was founded by Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano (1596–1656), an Italian military commander who was the fifth son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy. ...
; the bride being 28 and the groom 56. This wedding was important to the
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, but very poorly viewed by the kingdom of France for its lack of political connection. Louis subsequently banished Emmanuel Philibert and his new spouse from the French court. Maria Angela's
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had accepted the offer of marriage as he and Emmanuel Philibert had had good relations. Her husband died in 1709 making Caterina the dowager princess of Carignano. Her only surviving son Victor Amadeus succeeded as Prince of Carignano. She died at the age of 66.


Issue

Maria Angela and her husband had four children. Their youngest child, Thomas Philippe, died young and unmarried: *Princess Maria Isabella of Savoy (14 March 1687 – 2 May 1767) *Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy (12 February 1688 – 18 May 1763) * Prince Victor Amadeus of Savoy (1 March 1690 – 4 April 1741) *Prince Thomas Philippe Gaetano of Savoy (10 May 1692 – 12 Sep 1715)


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